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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.

Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 27/09/2026

We're only one week from @mercurystardust.bsky.social's Asheville event! Don't miss your chance to register for her comedy & DIY show, hosted by our co-op in partnership with the Asheville Tool Library. NOTAFLOF

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Mercury Stardust Comedy & DIY Show | Firestorm Books

On tour to promote her new book Lost and Found: A Compassionate Guide to Homeownership , Mercury ...

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 26/09/2026

This October, in collaboration with @pmpress.bsky.social, we'll be hosting an evening of conversation about resistance and resilience in rural places with three authors: Ian Byers Gamber, Mitch Troutman, and Gordon Simmons!

A photo of three books nestled in a flowering landscape of Abelia. The titles are Ian Byers Gamber's "I Come Creeping", Mitch Troutman's "The Bootleg Coal Rebellion," and Gordon Simmons' "Mutiny in the Mountains."

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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I can’t imagine what you have to do to a human’s soul to make them believe that this is justified or worse yet to lie about it being pretend.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 20/09/2026

Listening to a veteran of the Black Panther Party—whose comrades were imprisoned, tortured, and killed—talk about how much worse repression in the US is now 😮‍💨

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DFW Support Committee @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

With the timeline to appeal closing in, funds for both appeals and state lawyers are vital. We encourage you to share this link or host your own fundraising events locally, and we are grateful for your support. Together we will bring the defendants home! www.GiveSendGo.com/supportDFWProtestors

Flyer with dull red and dark blue pixelated background that reads: Help Fund Appeals And State Trials. While federal sentencing for the Prairieland defendants has passed, the defendants are still filing appeals!

Not only that, there are state trials upcoming for everybody. Please don't let the momentum and attention on this case wane!

The defendants need to raise funds for both appeals and state lawyers, which are extremely costly. Not only that, the timeline to appeal is closing in, making the need to pay for lawyers even more pressing.

Share the fundraiser links widely! We encourage you to host your own fundraising events to raise more funds.

www.GiveSendGo.com/supportDFWProtestors

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 19/09/2026

Asheville may have canceled its Flock contract, but APD was still monitoring attendees of a book fair with drones last night.

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Blue Ridge ABC @blueridgeabc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

September 27th, come discuss through the second section of "I Am Maroon", 4-6pm at @firestorm.coop More info, plus our past readings, at our new website, brabc.mayfirst.info/reading-group/

"Blue Ridge ABC Abolitionist Book Club
- Aug 23rd: through section 1 - Sep 27: through section 2 - Oct 25: through the end
Discussion 4-6pm at Firestorm Books
BRABC.Mayfirst.Info" plus the book cover of "I am Maroon" by Russell Shoatz

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Blue Ridge ABC @blueridgeabc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join us for the second discussion of three talking about this amazing memoir of Russell "Maroon" Shoatz on September 27 at @firestorm.coop ! More info at our updated website: brabc.mayfirst.info/reading-group/

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BRABC Reading Group – Blue Ridge Anarchist Black Cross

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 14/09/2026

The Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair is this weekend! If you're looking for more info, their website is now at acabookfair.carrd.co because the fascists running this country bullied NoBlogs.org into shutting down.

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Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair

An annual gathering for anarchist booklovers in so called Asheville, NC.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 12/09/2026

On Thursday, eight bookstores sent an open letter to the ABA & ABFE raising urgent concerns about the threat posed by NSPM-7 to booksellers and publishers. @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social @burningbooks.bsky.social @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social @wordupbooks.bsky.social

A title slide containing a photo of Donald Trump signing NSPM-7. The title reads "Booksellers & NSPM-7: An open letter to the American Booksellers Association."

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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A new State Department grant program would direct nearly $5 million to organizations across Europe promoting anti-immigrant narratives and “Western civilizational heritage.” The initiative extends Project 2025's authoritarian agenda beyond U.S. borders.

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State Department Plans $5 Million Push for ‘Western Civilizational Heritage’ in Europe

The Trump administration is launching a nearly $5 million State Department program to fund organizations across Europe that promote anti-immigrant narratives, Christian nationalist rhetoric, and the d...

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🏴Tom Nomad @creativenothing.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New episode of @beautifulidea.bsky.social just dropped. In this episode I sit down with the directors of the to discuss their new documentary series, The Elements of Mutual Aid (kolektiva.social/@Elememts_of...). thebeautifulidea.show/elemental-an...

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Elemental Anarchy: A Discussion on the Elements of Mutual Aid

Elemental Anarchy: A Discussion on the Elements of Mutual Aid · Zencastr VideoThe concept of mutual aid has become popularized in the past two decades as an approach to everything from disaster respon...

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Sabot Media @sabot.media · 06/09/2026

1/6 A/I may be ending. The story is nowhere near over. For twenty-five years, #AutisticiInventati showed what it could mean for movements to build and control their own communications infrastructure. Its loss should not send everyone searching for the next single service to replace it.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 07/09/2026

Happy Fake May Day, to those who celebrate!

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 06/09/2026

Since June our collective has been selling zine packets to raise funds for the Prairieland prisoners, who face a combined 500+ years in prison over an anti-ICE protest. We're now wrapping up, having sold around 350 zine packets to raise and donate $8,805! It was a collective effort...

A photo of zines from the "The Government Doesn't Want You To Read These Zines" zine packets. A hand is holding a copy of "Against Prisons," a 12 page pamphlet by Catherine Baker.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 03/09/2026

The Redstockings Women's Liberation Archives for Action has a collection of documents on Gloria Steinem's work for the CIA, including materials that Steinem succeeded in suppressing prior to publication by Random House in 1979. static1.squarespace.com/static/679fd...

A scan of a 1979 Village Voice article titled "Random Action: Whatever Happened to Feminist Revolution?". The article is by Nancy Borman and features photos of Gloria Steinem and Redstockings member Kathy Sarachild.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 29/08/2026

Tonight at 6pm we're capping off a busy day with a mini zine workshop from Alex L. Combs & Andrew Eakett, creators of "Trans History, A Graphic Novel"! Participants will leave with a completed mini-zine ready for small press shows, portfolios, and trading with friends. firestorm.coop/events/3660-...

A photo of copies of "Trans History" stacked on a counter inside Firestorm Books. The book cover is styled like a page of a comic book with panels depicting various historic periods covered by the book illustrated in soft pastels.

A promotional graphic for our in-person event with Alex and Andrew on August 29th at 6pm. The image includes the book cover alongside illustrated headshots for each author over a pink background.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 29/08/2026

Instead of an economic system built by the G20, we're envisioning a human-centered economy we build for ourselves and each other! At this participatory session, organizers are asking YOU to help analyze the results of their community research project through art and discussion.

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Economics Beyond the G20: Participatory Analysis Session

Over the last two months, we asked dozens of community members to share their feelings and questions about the economy–now we need your help to analyze what we learned!

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 27/08/2026

When an army carries out an attack on a village, the first thing they do is cut the communication lines that connect it to the outside world. We have to understand the attack on the web services provider Autistici/Inventati the same way. They are preparing an assault. crimethinc.com/noblogs

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William Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The US is targeting the anarchist collective that hosts the popular Noblogs wordpress platform as terrorists. This is truly batshit (as are their various obvious lies about Rose City Antifa etc). This is a HUGE attack on basic free speech. www.state.gov/releases/off...

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Designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist - United States Department of State

Today, the Department of State, in partnership with the Department of the Treasury, is announcing the designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Autistici/Inventati...

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Laura @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Relatedly, if you want to help get books to kids who need them, here are a few places you can donate (or buy books from wishlists) in addition to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library 🧵:

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In honor of Dolly and her commitment to getting books to kids, tell me about a book you read as a child that changed your life. I’ll start: so many, but tonight maybe I’ll say A WRINKLE IN TIME, a book that taught me anger wasn’t wrong.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 26/08/2026

Last chance to register! 💫 "As smart as it is beautifully rendered, 'Days of Dissent' alters our sense of time by channeling the voices of people’s history" – @robvato.bsky.social "Everyone dreaming of a better future should have this book in their library." – @chanda.blacksky.app

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 25/08/2026

Community members in Asheville are doing the work that establishment media won't: investigating and exposing the city's fraudulent claim that safeguards will prevent abuse of a new Real-Time Surveillance Center.

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Edward Banatt @armavirumque.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"For sympathetic contemporaries and modern left-wing historians alike, the case against Sacco and Vanzetti represents the weaponization of the American criminal legal system to squash dissent, particularly within working-class immigrant communities."

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 23/08/2026

Happy Sacco & Vanzetti Day to those who celebrate! 🏴

A 1983 woodcut by Carlos Llerena Aguirre that depicts anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti in manacles. The two men are wearing suits and appear against a red background.

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Laura @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"Let’s pitch in and get them at least one such generator, and the necessary solar panels, so they can quite literally organize their own power." chuffed.org/project/1969...

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Let’s ship a Solar Generator to folks without power in Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indiana is a predominantly Black, relatively poor, post-industrial city with a shrinking population.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 22/08/2026

This Wednesday we're excited to be virtually hosting author @gsanroman2.bsky.social in conversation with fellow journalist @robvato.bsky.social! They'll discuss Gabriel's new book, "Days of Dissent," about the strikes and forgotten martyrs of the labor movement. @pmpress.bsky.social

A photo of San Román's book in front of a mural by Turned Worm Studios inside our bookstore. The mural depicts a barking dog in red paint. The book cover is white with a red-tinted photo from the George Floyd Rebellion inside an inverted outline of the United States.

A promotional image for Revolts, Strikes & Rebel Histories, a virtual event taking place on August 26th at 7pm ET. The graphic includes the book cover alongside headshots of the author and guest Roberto Lovato.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 20/08/2026

Today marks eight years since anarchists and students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tore down the Confederate monument Silent Sam, defying a state law prohibiting the removal of racist statues. Don't wait on the authorities. Direct action works. crimethinc.com/Monuments 🧵⬇️

A photograph of the Confederate monument Silent Sam lying face down in the mud after being toppled on August 20, 2018.

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Xun-ling Au 歐迅灵 🏴 @xunlingau.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

There is a lot of wisdom in this conversation, fundamental things that are too often overlooked, love, listening, learning from each other, discovering our own blindspots, working on them, how we meet & treat each other & a lot more Well worth a listen.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 18/08/2026

Missing our event last Saturday with Ashanti Alston and @williamcson.bsky.social? You can now stream it at youtu.be/GeGg75lAcGY 🎬 @akpress.org

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"Anarchist Panther" Book Launch

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 16/08/2026

Wondering what's up with the G20 coming to Asheville at the end of this month? Check out g20avl.noblogs.org for more info and a counter programming schedule!

An old-timey postcard advertising Asheville, NC "in the Land of the Sky" that has been modified to say "G20 Unwelcome". Additional text reads "Asheville is set to host G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank meetings in August, 2026, showing casing the 'resilience' of post-Helene
recovery. What we've seen is growing homelessness as the housing stock not damaged or destroyed surges in price beyond the stagnating local wages. We see police budgets increase as they buy more surveillance toys and peddle anti-poor propaganda calling for more funds. Asheville doesn't need a G20 meeting to ease money upward. Join community members for upcoming presentations to talk about what the G20 does, what a summit will mean for us here, and how the world is resisting."

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 16/08/2026

Restocked stickers from Windheld! firestorm.coop/catalog/manu...

A messy sticker pile featuring four different sticker designs. The most prominent sticker features ten small illustration of birds and the text "MIGRATION IS NATURAL/ ABOLISH ICE"

A messy sticker pile featuring four different sticker designs. The most prominent sticker features 14 tiny block print designs of foods. Text reads "SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD FOR COMMUNITY FORTITUDE"

A messy sticker pile featuring four different sticker designs. The most prominent sticker features an illustration of two birds and Audre Lorde quote "Your silence will not protect you."

A messy sticker pile featuring four different sticker designs. The most prominent sticker features 12 tiny block print designs referencing different genres of labor. Text reads "POWER TO THE WORKS/ UNITED WE BARGAIN."

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 16/08/2026

There's something new at Firestorm! 🚲 This custom bike rack has been in the works for a while, but it's arriving at the perfect time because our street is getting bike lanes! The Haywood Road resurfacing project is currently underway and includes major upgrades for cyclists and pedestrians.

A photo of our new bike rack made of thick sheet metal with a black patina. The upright supports are circle As connected by two lower rails. In the background, our bookstore and a bright blue sky are visible.

A photo showing another angle on the bike rack. A small blue bike is attached to the rack with an orange chain. In the background are trees and bushes.

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William C. @williamcson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

You don’t want to miss this! Ashanti and I have been doing a lot of work and this launch is a big deal for the Black radical tradition. Join us if you can!

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 10/08/2026

On Saturday we'll be virtually hosting Ashanti O. Alston, author of "Anarchist Panther," with co-editor @williamcson.bsky.social. Join us to celebrate the release of this new collection of essays, interviews, and speeches from @akpress.org, and grab yourself a copy!

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Anarchist Panther Virtual Book Launch | Firestorm Books

Ashanti O. Alston, author of Anarchist Panther , is joined by co-editor William C. Anderson to ce...

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 09/08/2026

well that sucks. apparently the ALA/Freedom To Read Foundation have trademarks on the phrase "free people read freely", which i use in a lino print i made into stickers a few years ago.

Why we're reaching outFreedom To Read Foundation recently let us know that they believe some of your listings infringe their intellectual property (IP). In line with our Intellectual Property Policy, we've carefully reviewed their report and have removed these listings from our marketplace.

Review the full report from Freedom To Read Foundation Freedom To Read Foundation Representative's Information [redacted] Freedom To Read Foundation Intellectual Property FREE PEOPLE READ FREELY trademark Trademark registration number: 7446426

A sticker made from a linocut print, which has the text “Free people read freely” in block capitals above a person in a dress reaching to take a book from a large bookshelf. The sticker is resting on a pile of old books.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 04/08/2026

Another person has died at Delaney Hall, the second in a period of months, supposedly of an unspecified "medical emergency." His name is Edwin Lopez-Cornejo. He was just 41 years old. When we fight against ICE, we are fighting to save lives. This is urgent. crimethinc.com/DelaneyStrat...

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Tactics at Delaney Hall: A Strategic Appraisal

An appraisal of the tactics that protesters have employed outside Delaney Hall with two interviews from the front lines.

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 03/08/2026

Heads up! We've got TWO events in Asheville with @mercurystardust.bsky.social this October: an afternoon comedy and DIY show (registration required) and a post-show meet & greet at our bookshop! 👩‍🎤🪚🏡

The cover of Mercury's forthcoming book "Lost and Found: A Compassionate Guide to Homeownership" over a purple tinted tool wall. The book cover features a pastel illustration of the author, with blue hair and suspenders, contemplating a house in a green field surrounded by lolly pop trees.

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